The Medal of Honor is the highest military honor bestowed by the United States. It is awarded for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States.” To achieve this honor in battle is exceptional enough, to earn this award when armed only with one’s courage … [Read more...] about Fighting Father Joe
March is Irish American Heritage Month
The following resolution declaring March 2012 as Irish American Heritage Month in New York was prepared by the Rockland County Hibernians and brought to the floor by NY State Senator David Carlucci and passed by the NY Senate. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2012 as Irish American Heritage Month in the State of … [Read more...] about March is Irish American Heritage Month
Ireland: Basic Facts
Ireland is the third largest island in Europe and the twentieth largest in the world. There are four provinces in Ireland: Munster, Leinster, Ulster, and Connaught. The basic subdivision of local government is the county or which there are 32. 26 Counties comprise the Republic of Ireland while 6 still remain part of the United Kingdom While it is common place to refer … [Read more...] about Ireland: Basic Facts
John Phillip Holland, Father of the Modern Submarine
John Phillip Holland was born on February 24, 1841 in small coastal town of Liscannor. His mother was a native Irish speaker and young John himself would not learn English until he attended school. Holland’s father was a coastal patrolman for the British Coastguard Service and instilled in the young Holland a love of the sea. With aspirations to go to sea, young Holland walked … [Read more...] about John Phillip Holland, Father of the Modern Submarine
Thomas Ashe
In his poem 1916, Y.B. Yates wrote describing the Easter Rebellion "All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born" to describe that watershed moment in Irish history. Yates, and most of us, attribute that pivotal moment to MacDonagh, MacBride, Connolly and Pearse. Yates, however, could not anticipate, and many of us do not remember the change that would be brought … [Read more...] about Thomas Ashe